Photography Thread

Mickvrs220 · 16 October, 2023

17 minutes ago, pinkpanther said:

Stunning pictures

Kingfisher were total luck ,i thought it was stood on log when i pressed shutter 😂😂

Gaz · 16 October, 2023

4 minutes ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Kingfisher were total luck ,i thought it was stood on log when i pressed shutter 😂😂

I see a Kingfisher from time to time on a waterway near me (Horsey Sewer). It's such a beautiful little bird. I've long since given up trying to get a photo of it, and just enjoy seeing it when I do 😎

Lady Elanore · 16 October, 2023

22 hours ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Couple from last week

That's a great capture. I often see a kingfisher on one of my favourite walks, but either never have a camera or it's in flight and I can't quite catch it. I've recently had an update of Lightroom Classic and it's give a new filter which simulates a fast lens, so I ran your picture through it to see what would happen (it's a new toy, so you have to play with it of course ) and although it doesn't improve on your capture it gives it a slightly different look ie a narrow depth of field. Might be a bit too much in the settings I used, but it's a fun thing to play with. Hope you don't mind

Mickvrs220 · 16 October, 2023

8 minutes ago, Lady Elanore said:

That's a great capture. I often see a kingfisher on one of my favourite walks, but either never have a camera or it's in flight and I can't quite catch it. I've recently had an update of Lightroom Classic and it's give a new filter which simulates a fast lens, so I ran your picture through it to see what would happen (it's a new toy, so you have to play with it of course ) and although it doesn't improve on your capture it gives it a slightly different look ie a narrow depth of field. Might be a bit too much in the settings I used, but it's a fun thing to play with. Hope you don't mind

No happy for you to play amanda ,you did once improve a kestrel in flight that i took 👍

Lady Elanore · 16 October, 2023

1 hour ago, Mickvrs220 said:

No happy for you to play amanda ,you did once improve a kestrel in flight that i took 👍

Ta, you have to click on the image to see the soft blur of the background properly, it also makes the foreground a little less 'busy' if you see what I mean. Not figured out how to make it more apparent without softening off the Kingfisher itself.

Edited 16 October, 2023 by Lady Elanore